Browse 13 makeover looks for an existing kampung or wooden house, from a two-tone repaint to a half-brick ground floor, then see what each one involves.
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A modern kampung house look usually comes from renovating the timber house you already have, not from a new design: a two-tone repaint in wood paint, a restored serambi and louvred windows, a new roof covering, and wet rooms moved into a masonry annex or a brick ground floor (the half-brick or separuh batu route). The posts, joists and roof decide what is possible, so a condition survey comes first, and termites are treated before any repair. These 13 concept designs show traditional, refreshed, half-brick and minimalist kampung looks. Use the filters below to narrow them by style.
Each design below is an illustrative concept render of an existing kampung or wooden house after a makeover, grouped by style. Tap any image to enlarge it. Every card links to the ClickBina guide that covers the paint, masonry, roof, window or garden work behind that look.
13 designs shown
Illustrative concept design · Repaint & restore
A cream plank house raised on posts with maroon window frames, fascia boards and timber stair rails, under a grey corrugated roof among coconut palms.
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painting a timber kampung house →Illustrative concept design · Half-brick
A white brick ground floor with square brick columns and a timber door, under a pale green timber upper floor with louvred windows and a carved gable.
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the half-brick renovation route →Illustrative concept design · Traditional
A white timber verandah with turned white balusters, varnished floor boards and a long timber bench against the plank wall, neighbouring timber houses beyond.
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verandah railing options →Illustrative concept design · Traditional
A timber plank house on stone stumps under a steep red corrugated metal-deck roof, with a carved white fascia along the gable and a small slatted gable vent.
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house roof designs →Illustrative concept design · Repaint & restore
A pale yellow plank wall with a row of varnished timber louvred windows and doors in white frames, above a low timber walkway on stumps.
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wood finishes for timber →Illustrative concept design · Traditional
A wide masonry front stair with blue-and-white patterned tiles on the risers and terracotta tile treads, between white rendered cheek walls, up to a timber house.
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outdoor steps and their finishes →Illustrative concept design · Half-brick
A weathered timber house on tall posts with a clay-tile roof, and a small white brick annex with a metal roof built beside it at ground level.
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moving wet rooms into masonry →Illustrative concept design · Modern kampung
A white plank house on tall posts with dark timber balcony rails, stair rails and shutters, a slatted gable vent and a grey metal roof, in an open field.
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painting a timber kampung house →Illustrative concept design · Repaint & restore
Timber posts of a raised house standing on new square concrete stumps, with gravel and a stone path underneath the overhang and air moving under the floor.
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termite treatment for existing homes →Illustrative concept design · Modern kampung
A pale blue plank wall with timber louvred shutters swung open around a white-framed grid screen, on a house raised on timber posts.
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louvre window options →Illustrative concept design · Modern kampung
A timber house at dusk with small bollard lights along a stepping-stone path to the front stair and a warm light over the verandah, palms behind.
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outdoor and security lighting →Illustrative concept design · Half-brick
A grey rendered ground floor with timber posts and a covered verandah, under a timber plank upper floor with louvred windows and a carved white fascia trim.
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exterior cladding options →Illustrative concept design · Traditional
A cream kampung house on short posts with an ornate gable, facing a curved green lawn edged with red flowering shrubs and tropical planting beds.
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kampung garden landscaping →These are illustrative concept designs created to show makeover options for an existing kampung house. They are not completed ClickBina projects or architectural designs for a new house. Your house is assessed and quoted to its own timber, roof, land and council rules.
More galleries: browse all design ideas by area of the house, from cabinets and kitchens to porches and grilles.
Start with the structure, not the colour. A kampung house is a timber frame on posts, with a raised floor, a tall roof and deep overhangs, and it stays dry through airflow, not membranes. ClickBina's kampung house renovation guide sets out three routes: repair and keep the timber house, go half-brick with a masonry ground floor, kitchen and bathrooms, or rebuild. Most of the looks in this gallery are the first two routes.
Keep what gives the house its character, such as the roof line, the serambi and the louvres, and modernise the parts that wear out: the paint, the wet rooms, the wiring and the stair.
| Route | What changes | Suits | Main check |
|---|---|---|---|
| Repaint and restore | Wood paint, new boards where rotten, varnished louvres and serambi | Sound posts, joists and roof | Termites treated before repairs |
| Roof and verandah | New roof covering, gable vent, rebuilt serambi and balustrade | Leaking roofs, rotten verandahs | Rafters and battens checked first |
| Masonry annex | Kitchen and bathroom in a brick block behind the house | Wet rooms still on timber | Slab, falls and drainage to the compound |
| Half-brick | Brick ground floor, timber upper floor kept | Families who need more space | Structural design and council approval |
| Full rebuild | New brick and concrete house | Structure beyond repair | A new build, not a renovation |
| If your house has... | Start with | Then |
|---|---|---|
| Faded or peeling paint on sound boards | Wash, scrape, prime and repaint in wood paint | Restore the louvres and trim |
| Soft post bases or mud tubes | Termite treatment and new concrete stumps | Repaint once the timber is sound |
| Rusted zinc or roof leaks | Roof repair or new metal-deck sheets | Gable vents and fascia |
| Bathroom or kitchen on timber boards | A masonry annex at ground level | Close and repair the old wet floor |
| Old surface wiring on the walls | A full rewire in conduit | Compound and verandah lighting |
No timber-house painting rate is published on ClickBina's guides, because board repairs, scraping and the number of windows drive the price. For scale, the timber house painting guide notes that repainting the outside of a single-storey masonry terrace is RM2,000 – RM4,000. The kampung renovation guide puts a new brick extension or rebuilt section at RM150 – RM350 per sq ft, corrective termite treatment at RM1,500 – RM4,000, Professional Engineer's structural drawings at RM2,000 – RM8,000, and uses a terrace-house rewire at RM8,000 – RM15,000 as a yardstick (indicative Klang Valley ranges for 2026).
Ask for the survey findings, the repairs, the masonry and the finishes to be listed separately, so you can phase the work: termites and structure first, then the roof and wet rooms, then paint and the compound.
We renovate and repair houses, which is what a kampung makeover needs: roofing, carpentry, masonry, waterproofing and painting in the right order, with a Professional Engineer and the council where the structure changes. WhatsApp us your job details for a quote: where the house is, roughly how big it is, and whether you want to restore it, add a masonry annex or go half-brick. ClickBina is an experienced KL & Selangor contractor, we reply within the hour, and the price we agree is a flat price with no hidden charges.
About the images: every image on this page is an illustrative concept design generated to show a makeover option for an existing kampung house. Captions describe what each render shows. RM figures are quoted unchanged from the ClickBina guides named above, indicative Klang Valley ranges for 2026.
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